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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -GNU Pies NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2019-06-06 +GNU Pies NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2019-06-07 See the end of file for copying conditions. Please send Pies bug reports to <bug-pies@gnu.org> or @@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ variables matching the pattern are retained. Sets the environment variable for the component. VALUE is subject to variable expansion. +** eval "VALUE" +Perform variable expansion on VALUE and discard the result (similar +to the shell ":" command). Useful for side effects, e.g.: + + eval ${HOME:=/home/t} + ** unset NAME Unsets the variable. NAME can be a globbing pattern, in which case all variables matching the pattern are unset. |